Sittacene

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /sit.taˈkeː.neː/, [s̠ɪt̪ːäˈkeːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sit.taˈt͡ʃe.ne/, [sit̪ːäˈt͡ʃɛːne]

Proper noun

Sittacēnē f sg (genitive Sittacēnēs); first declension

1. An ancient region in Assyria, in modern Iraq, with its capital at Sittace

Declension

First-declension noun (Greek-type), singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Sittacēnē
Genitive	Sittacēnēs
Dative	Sittacēnae
Accusative	Sittacēnēn
Ablative	Sittacēnē
Vocative	Sittacēnē

References

• Sittacene in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Sittacene”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly